Bootleg Brewery

Infobox Brewery
name = Bootleg Brewery


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location = Margaret River, Western Australia
owner = Tom Reynolds
opened = 1994
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seasonal_beers =
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The Bootleg Brewery is a microbrewery in Willyabrup, near Margaret River, Western Australia, and is set on 30 hectares (74 acres) of land beside a lake. It was established by Tom Reynolds as a retirement project in 1994 at a time when just two other pub brewers existed in Western Australia. Today, with an annual production of 125,000 litres (2006), [cite news|title=Brewers splash out on vat race|pages=67 (Finance)|date=25 March 2006|work=The West Australian] Bootleg produces a range of beers including several award-winning varieties which are sold on the domestic and international markets. [cite news|title=Out on the hops|last=Charles|first=Ed|pages=Travel 5|date=7 April 2007|work=The Australian]

Due to the fact Margaret River is more known for wine production, Bootleg Brewery claims to be "an oasis of beer in a desert of wine".

The Bootleg Brewery has won a variety of medals from the Australian International Beer Awards over the years. The medals by beer are as follows:
* Sou' West Wheat: Bronze (1997, 2001-2004), Silver (2005, 2006)
* Tom's Brown Ale: Silver (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005)
* Settlers Pale Ale: Bronze (2003), Silver (2006)
* Raging Bull: Gold (1999, 2003, 2004), Silver (1997, 1998, 2002, 2005)
* Amber Light: Bronze (2002-2004)
* Wils Pils: Gold (2002, 2003), Silver (2002, 2004), Bronze (1997, 2001)

References

External links

* [http://www.bootlegbrewery.com.au/ Official website]